River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-06

was aged about twenty-six and was from
hiXton. jackson county, Wis The coroner's
jury returned a verdict of death caused by
suffocation by gas.
,. ;. Cook. brother of ex-Congress-
man Cook, of Eagle Grove, Iowa, was
struck by the pilot of the Rock Island about
tour miles from Newton and instantly
killed Deceased was a lawyer by pro
fesslon about 30 years Old and was active
IN securing the Newton extension OF the
Central Iowa railway. He leaves a family
John Kelly. who attempted to rape
the seven-year-old daughter of A. f.
Wright, at Cumberland, Wis, June Is, 1851,
has been sentenced 10 the state prison at
Waupun for term of eight years the last
day OF each year 70 be passed in solitude
The fun penalty fixed by law is ten years.
A preliminary examination was held
at St Paul in the case against Hal Reid for
his assault on Miss Maud Comson and he
was promptly held to the grand Jury in
SS,UOO ball Miss Comson gave her testi-
mony in clear, touching manner, and
be- ond cross-examlnation the defense did
nothing.
AT Hastings. MIMI, a son of William
Sondermann, aged ~ years, drove to the
freight depot with load of brick, when
the axl broke, letting the box to the
ground. He was hurled under the Wheel
getting both bones of his left leg broken Just
below the knee. His recovery is doubtful
At Minneapolis. Lou Murray, the
brute who assaulted Miss Va, Sylvester,
was granted chs1se OF venue to Wright
county and the trial set for December 9Th
by Judges Lochern and Young before
whom the case was argued. He was con-
tinued n all, bail being fixed at 5000.
A. Duluth, Mimi, F. Rust,
recently discharged by Panton's
the position of bookkeeper, got on
b g drunk and wound up by taking an over
dose of morphin probably 35 grains Med
;al aid brought him to his senses, but ne
nally died.
There are now 407 prisoners in the
Minnesota penitentiary. Aleck Hogan
colored convict, died there last Sunday al
| consumption. Ole Dahl, an unfortunate
convict who has suffered from an injury tc
his leg many years, will suffer amputatiOI
of the same in a few days.
At Saltwater, Mimi, the health
officers report for September shows that
there we're sxte deaths during the
| three years the number of deaths were al
follows: In 1884, 10; 1885, 10; 1886, IL.
Co. d., of st. Paul has issued chal.
lenge of 81, 500, to whoever may be the vic
tors in the infantry drill at the Chicago
encampment, the contest to take place al
St. Paul. within four or six weeks after the
close OF the Chicago encampment
News has just been received of a
serious accident ON the $500 road neal
| Gladstone a work train in backing dowr
| struck COW and derailed the train. The
conductor aud a brakeman were killed, and
several Others injured.
VIM. Welch, well known lawyer Of
| Minneapolis has been arraigned on eight in
dictments, for making libelous publications
| concerning Postmaster General Villas, re
lating to insurance and other transactions
at Madison, Wis.
Senator Sabin delivered the annual
address at the Five county fair at st. Cloud
Mimi, to an audience of 5000 people WHIT
indicated extreme pleasure at the remarks
made by their distinguished fellow citizen
In quarrel at Beef Slough, Wis, ;
laborer named Olson drew knife, and wa
met by his antagonist with pike hole, tn,
point of which was buried in Olson's fore
head. He died. The homicide is at large.
While out hunting ducks Peter Red
elhofer, of Potosi, Iowa, pulled his gur
through a barbed wire fence. 1t went off
the charge lodging in his abdomen, with
fatal results.
President Strong of Mortified. MINI.
college has gone east, contemplating an alb
sence of several weeks, quite a portion o
his time to be spent at Boston, Mss, an'
vicinity.
Burglars entered the store of Weston
& Chamberlin, at Rock Falls, Wis, robbed
the money drawer of $50 and stole cloth
ing to the amount of $15
The wagon shop of j. G. ,Ballar'
and its contents were entirely destroyed b,
fire at Detroit, MINI. The total loss is abou
$500, partly insured.
At Grand Forks, Oak, Georg
Hansell had an arm torn off by threshinI
engine while adjusting a pump.
Co l., of St. Peter and Co. X, O
Duluth, NJ. N. g., are at Chicago, attend
ing the International drill.